Is Escaping YouTube Shorts 0-View Jail Just Pure Luck?

I genuinely believe 0-view jail on YouTube Shorts exists. The problem is: there’s endless “proof” that it happens, but almost no real evidence explaining how people consistently escape it.

I’ve searched everywhere, Reddit, YouTube videos, forums, Discords, and tried almost every common suggestion:

• warming up channels
• changing upload times
• using old Gmail accounts
• verified channels
• hashtags/keywords
• deleting & reuploading
• avoiding reused content
• editing more heavily
• posting consistently
• changing titles/captions
• using trending audio

None of it has worked consistently for me.

What confuses me most is this:
One channel got a 23k Short early on, then suddenly multiple videos after that got 0 views. Another channel never really escaped the low-view cycle at all. So it doesn’t even feel predictable.

At this point I honestly want to know from people who ACTUALLY escaped 0-view jail after getting repeated 0-view Shorts:

• What exactly changed?
• Was it gradual or random?
• Did consistency eventually fix it?
• Was it content style?
• Did you abandon the channel and start fresh?
• Or is this genuinely just luck + timing?

I’m not looking for generic “make better content” advice. I want real experiences from people who went from repeated 0-view Shorts to consistent views and growth.